Rice rots, homes flood in north

[snoop1130]

Rice rots, homes flood in north

By The Nation

 

 

Overnight torrential rain in the northern province of Chiang Rai caused the Lao River in Mae Lao district to overflow, sending floodwater to inundate 16 homes on Thursday morning.
 

The residents of the houses in Tambon Pa Or Don Chai had to move their belongings to higher grounds, away from the 30cm-deep intruding water. 

 

Officials are monitoring the situation and bracing for potential flooding of more riverside homes.

 

Following days of heavy downpours brought by tropical storm Talas, floodwater covered some 200 rai (32 hectares) of rice fields in Na Khun and Khao Wong districts of the northeastern province of Kalasin on Thursday. Farmers were worried as their rice paddies, which had been heavily flooded for days, started to rot. They noted that neither local administrators nor related agencies had yet visited to assess the damages or provide aid. 

 

Phrompong Pimpao, a farmer in Na Khu’s Tambon Noen Najan, urged authorities to help him and fellow rice farmers who were affected by “the flood that caused the area to resemble a freshwater lake”.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30321310

 

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[Lupatria]

Too bad you are not allowed to vote for a party that may solve some of your problems

[TallGuyJohninBKK]

On 7/20/2017 at 11:04 PM, Lupatria said:

Too bad you are not allowed to vote for a party that may solve some of your problems

Yes, Yingluck and her PT cronies did such a great job of preventing and then managing the last national flood a couple years back that it almost inundated Bangkok along with much of the rest of the country. And the solution of the esteemed science minister at the time was to suggest putting more propeller boats in the Chaophyra River to "push the water out quicker."   

Edited July 21, 2017 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[HomeinThailand]

On ‎7‎/‎20‎/‎2017 at 7:04 PM, Lupatria said:

Too bad you are not allowed to vote for a party that may solve some of your problems

I vote for Mother Nature.  She wins every time.